Attempted homicide linked to largest federal murder indictment in state

6:55 PM,
Jul. 1, 2014

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An attempted homicide in Chillicothe was linked to the largest federal murder indictment ever returned in Ohio, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio.

Seventeen defendants from the Columbus area were indicted in U.S. District Court in connection with a series of violent crimes including murders, attempted murders, drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, extortion and robbery between 2005 and 2012, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Ohio.